Post by maki514 on Jan 23, 2011 10:56:08 GMT -5

This is my new favourite thread here. It will be my first time doing Roo, and I'm from Canada, so I wasn't really going to prepare for the heat. We will probably still have snow here when I leave. I HATE sleeping when it's hot, and all of this has been super helpful! Thank you!

Post by mattseven on Jan 23, 2011 20:09:51 GMT -5

For what it's worth, mytarp.com just put a bunch of stuff at 70% off. I just picked up a thick black/silver tarp to help block out the sun. I've been watching the prices closely, and it would have been a lot more just a month ago or so.

Post by OldLadyRoo on Jan 24, 2011 20:53:11 GMT -5

Love the shade and we've used fans in the past years but after the heat this past year I'm worried. I was hoping the evaporative cooling would be enough to cool down the tent enough to sleep...

Yeah, I thought so too a few years ago, but evaporative cooling just doesn't work in the TN heat. Really, it's a waste of your time and will leave you disappointed as it did me. Better to get a bunch of battery powered fans to keep the air moving and be sure to have an ezup over your whole operation. I also love the battery powered mister fans for a quick spritz of relief.

Post by laggy on Jan 25, 2011 22:39:04 GMT -5

Ok I don't mean to stray from the subject (however slightly), but has anyone ever tried these personal cooling systemsto beat the heat walking around all day?Do they cool well?Do the batteries last long enough to make it worth it?

i think most coleman camping gear is pretty decent but i have to say that fan is not worth it for the price you wil pay. almost all the coleman fans have the same problem moving air due to the cheap foam fan blades they use. these fans are good to keep the air from getting stale in your tent but will not create the breeze your going to need keep you cool at roo. the design is a good concept but just does not have the punch you would think it would have. the best one they make is for the vent port on the coleman tents that draw in fresh air. i would look into some of the 02 cool fans that use about the same amount of batteries puts out two to three times the breeze. you could probably pick up two or three of them for the price of the one coleman.

Post by katbur2 on Jan 26, 2011 9:59:54 GMT -5

I have to second the 02 fans. We have one that takes 8 D batteries and it's pretty damn effective. So much so that I think I'm going to buy more now that I know the cooler ice fan plan isn't going to work.

Post by cursedlono on Jan 26, 2011 20:42:03 GMT -5

Ok I don't mean to stray from the subject (however slightly), but has anyone ever tried these personal cooling systemsto beat the heat walking around all day?Do they cool well?Do the batteries last long enough to make it worth it?

Post by julieagulia on Jan 31, 2011 20:57:01 GMT -5

Ok I don't mean to stray from the subject (however slightly), but has anyone ever tried these personal cooling systemsto beat the heat walking around all day?Do they cool well?Do the batteries last long enough to make it worth it?

That would bother me so much being on my neck, even if I was being cooled off by it I still think it would bug the living shit out of me

Post by Clairity on Jan 31, 2011 23:17:40 GMT -5

Ok I don't mean to stray from the subject (however slightly), but has anyone ever tried these personal cooling systemsto beat the heat walking around all day?Do they cool well?Do the batteries last long enough to make it worth it?

Post by sg86 on Feb 28, 2011 13:41:38 GMT -5

This is my new favourite thread here. It will be my first time doing Roo, and I'm from Canada, so I wasn't really going to prepare for the heat. We will probably still have snow here when I leave. I HATE sleeping when it's hot, and all of this has been super helpful! Thank you!

Our group is under the assumption that its going to be an old fashion canadian camping piss up. Sounds like we're in for a real culture shock with the heat.

Post by ronatron on Feb 28, 2011 15:09:28 GMT -5

sg86, I've been part of many Canadian camping piss ups, but never in Tennessee weather. We drive down from Toronto and the first time you get out of your car in Tennessee it is a shock after so many months of cold winter. You really just have to stay hydrated, don't drink too much before the sun goes down and take care of yourself and you will have an amazing time.

Post by Cold Roses on Apr 21, 2011 15:41:30 GMT -5

This is probably a really idiotic question. I was only at 'Roo for two nights last year, so I wasn't concerned with camp gear. This year I'll be getting in early Thursday with a group of 20, so I want my heat factor low and my logistics taken care of...

I was looking at tarps (http://www.mytarp.com/silver-tarps.aspx) would a silver tarp be considered reflective? Or am I missing out on legit "reflecting" tarps for heat?? If I do a reflective tarp on top, should I still put one or two "regular" tarps under that for maximum heat diminishing abilities? I know several people discussed the triple layer, so I'm just wondering if combining strategies would be good.

Post by Enlightened1 on Apr 21, 2011 17:12:18 GMT -5

I have lived in Tennessee and I was born, raised and live in Texas. So I know some things about heat. First stay hydrated, I love my beers but in the am drink some gatorade and water lots of it. Limit activity in the height of the heat. Seeing a great band at 2pm? Stand in the back, don't be jumpin around. Take breaks even if there is two bands on the same stage during the day miss a couple of songs, go some place shady, sit down, cool down. Remember when the sun goes down the humidity does not go away. Bring a wash cloth, wet it down and use it to cool your skin. When it's time to get some rest, if you can bring a cot it keeps you off the ground. The ground retains heat and is then transfered to you when you lay on it. Open up your tent, you can have a bunch of fans but if all the flaps are closed it's movin hot air that stays hot. Big clue position your biggest openings of the tent North and south, this means the sun in the Am won't be beating down into your open window.

Post by JR on Apr 22, 2011 10:04:47 GMT -5

I was looking at tarps (http://www.mytarp.com/silver-tarps.aspx) would a silver tarp be considered reflective? Or am I missing out on legit "reflecting" tarps for heat?? If I do a reflective tarp on top, should I still put one or two "regular" tarps under that for maximum heat diminishing abilities? I know several people discussed the triple layer, so I'm just wondering if combining strategies would be good.

Thanks!

Yes, those are reflective. I made a post about tarps if you wanna check it out. But generally speaking, just steer clear of the generic blue tarps, as they don't do as much to stop the heat.

Post by Clairity on Apr 22, 2011 21:41:33 GMT -5

I just have one and point it at my face. If you have a couple people in your tent, you might one a second one to point at the other person. If you have a small 2 or 3 man tent, you can lay it in a gear shelf-thingy (can't think of what those are called, but the things you clip on the the "ceiling" of the tent to store some gear) and point it down on you. It'll pull fresh air in and really ventilate the tent well.

Post by jimmyjames420 on Apr 24, 2011 10:32:32 GMT -5

I'm going for the Cool Bandanas this year... Or some variation of them. I got a pack of four of them from amazon for $8. I guess you just soak them in cold water for 30 minutes and they stay cold for days. I plan on using it all day long there, unless it gets cooler at night, which it has sometimes... The major benefit of them will be that I can use it during the day while I'm at shows.

has anyone else used them (or something like them) before? If so, how did they work out?

"Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is Fuel. I have always needed Fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio." -Hunter S. Thompson

Post by laggy on Apr 24, 2011 21:32:43 GMT -5

I'm going for the Cool Bandanas this year... Or some variation of them. I got a pack of four of them from amazon for $8. I guess you just soak them in cold water for 30 minutes and they stay cold for days. I plan on using it all day long there, unless it gets cooler at night, which it has sometimes... The major benefit of them will be that I can use it during the day while I'm at shows.

has anyone else used them (or something like them) before? If so, how did they work out?